Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) EBIT (2009 - 2026)
Warner Bros. Discovery posted quarterly EBIT of -$2.5 billion for Q1 2026, down 6572.97% year-on-year from $38.1 million in Q1 2025, and down 807.45% on a QoQ basis from $349.0 million in Q4 2025.
Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD) has 18 years of EBIT data on file, last reported at -$2.5 billion in Q1 2026.
- For the quarter ending Q1 2026, EBIT fell 6572.97% year-over-year to -$2.5 billion; the trailing twelve-month figure through Mar 2026 stood at -$1.7 billion (up 82.72% YoY), and the FY2025 full-year result was $738.0 million, up 107.36% from the prior year.
- EBIT for Q1 2026 stood at -$2.5 billion, down from $349.0 million in the prior quarter.
- Across five years, EBIT topped out at $611.0 million in Q3 2025 and bottomed at -$10.2 billion in Q2 2024.
- The 5-year median for EBIT is -$185.0 million (2025), against an average of -$1.2 billion.
- The widest annual swing landed in 2024, when EBIT jumped 189.69%; it then slumped 6572.97% in 2026.
- A 5-year view of EBIT shows it stood at -$1.9 billion in 2022, then soared by 90.39% to -$182.0 million in 2023, then soared by 189.01% to $162.0 million in 2024, then surged by 115.43% to $349.0 million in 2025, then slumped by 807.45% to -$2.5 billion in 2026.
- The last three EBIT figures came in at -$2.5 billion (Q1 2026), $349.0 million (Q4 2025), and $611.0 million (Q3 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Comparison
| # | Company | Market Cap | Enterprise Value | Gross Profit (Qtr) | EBIT (Qtr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Netflix | 362.63 Bn | 350.34 Bn | 11.41 Bn | 3.96 Bn |
| 2 | Walt Disney | 181.67 Bn | 188.27 Bn | 23.68 Bn | 2.31 Bn |
| 3 | Warner Bros. Discovery | 67.91 Bn | 65.77 Bn | 4.25 Bn | -2.47 Bn |
| 4 | Live Nation Entertainment | 39.56 Bn | 31.10 Bn | 1.31 Bn | -370.52 Mn |
| 5 | Fox | 26.01 Bn | 22.51 Bn | - | 236.00 Mn |
| 6 | Liberty Media | 21.20 Bn | 21.87 Bn | 298.00 Mn | 64.00 Mn |
| 7 | Roku | 19.03 Bn | 16.65 Bn | 564.94 Mn | 51.77 Mn |
| 8 | News | 16.98 Bn | 15.50 Bn | - | 189.00 Mn |
| 9 | TKO Group Holdings | 16.11 Bn | 14.42 Bn | 862.52 Mn | 338.48 Mn |
| 10 | Paramount Skydance | 12.11 Bn | 10.03 Bn | - | -889.00 Mn |
Historic Data
Download Data| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Mar 31, 2026 | -2.47 Bn |
| Dec 31, 2025 | 349.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2025 | 611.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2025 | -185.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2025 | -37.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2024 | 162.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2024 | 281.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2024 | -10.21 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2024 | -267.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2023 | -182.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2023 | 97.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2023 | -906.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2023 | -557.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2022 | -1.89 Bn |
| Sep 30, 2022 | -2.19 Bn |
| Jun 30, 2022 | -3.64 Bn |
| Mar 31, 2022 | 353.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2021 | 508.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2021 | 329.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2021 | 779.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2021 | 396.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2020 | 488.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2020 | 531.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2020 | 717.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2020 | 779.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2019 | 705.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2019 | 619.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2019 | 911.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2019 | 774.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2018 | 711.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2018 | 369.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2018 | 650.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2018 | 204.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2017 | -837.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2017 | 433.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2017 | 630.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2017 | 487.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2016 | 525.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2016 | 458.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2016 | 586.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2016 | 489.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2015 | 441.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2015 | 505.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2015 | 557.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2015 | 482.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2014 | 476.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2014 | 511.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2014 | 640.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2014 | 434.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2013 | 522.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2013 | 488.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2013 | 549.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2013 | 416.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2012 | 481.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2012 | 438.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2012 | 488.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2012 | 448.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2011 | 422.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2011 | 428.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2011 | 445.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2011 | 508.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2010 | 394.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2010 | 312.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2010 | 372.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2010 | 282.00 Mn |
| Dec 31, 2009 | 331.00 Mn |
| Sep 30, 2009 | 215.00 Mn |
| Jun 30, 2009 | 486.00 Mn |
| Mar 31, 2009 | 248.00 Mn |